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Know Your Character Actor – Nat Pendleton
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016 by smumcounty Nathaniel Greene Pendleton was born on August 9th, 1895 in Davenport Iowa but his family soon after moved to New York where Nat was enrolled at the Brooklyn Poly Prep High School. At six feet tall, he quickly demonstrated his physical prowess there by becoming a star of th read more
Set Your DVR – May 2016
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016 by smumcounty I’ve toyed with the idea of getting rid of my cable TV provider now for at least a year but never thought I could do it because I would miss Turner Classic Movies too much. It easily makes up 50 or 60 percent of my weekly viewing. I wouldn’t even move from Time read more
Men Must Fight (1933)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Apr 17, 2016
April 17, 2016 by smumcounty Political movies are not a real genre these days. In our politically divided environment, studios can’t risk alienating large swaths of the audience with one political axe to grind or another. But back in the 30’s when going to the movies was like watching TV today, read more
Set Your DVR – April 2016
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Mar 29, 2016
March 29, 2016 by smumcounty One doesn’t usually consider combining a love of classic film with one’s vacation. Sure I sat through a viewing of “Wild Things” (1998) at a second run theater once when I visited Budapest, but I wouldn’t consider that a classic, not quite read more
Set Your DVR – April 2016
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Mar 29, 2016
March 29, 2016 by smumcounty One doesn’t usually consider combining a love of classic film with one’s vacation. Sure I sat through a viewing of “Wild Things” (1998) at a second run theater once when I visited Budapest, but I wouldn’t consider that a classic, not quite read more
Set Your DVR – March 2016
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Feb 28, 2016
February 28, 2016 by smumcounty One great benefit of living in New York City (besides the chance to get a glimpse of Pizza Rat in the subway) is the chance to see classic Hollywood films on the big screen. When I first moved to NYC in 1986 there were still a half dozen revival theaters operating in read more
Know Your Character Actor – Marjorie Main
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Feb 24, 2016
February 24, 2016 by smumcounty Marjorie Main was born Mary Tomlinson on February 24th, 1890 in Acton Indiana. Marjorie caught the acting bug at an early age. She attended Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana for a year but then convinced her father to allow her to attend the Hamilton School of Dra read more
Know Your Character Actor – Marjorie Main
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Feb 24, 2016
February 24, 2016 by smumcounty Marjorie Main was born Mary Tomlinson on February 24th, 1890 in Acton Indiana. Marjorie caught the acting bug at an early age. She attended Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana for a year but then convinced her father to allow her to attend the Hamilton School of Dra read more
Set Your DVR – February 2016
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jan 31, 2016
January 31, 2016 by smumcounty
Karl DaneAlthough I haven’t recommended any silent films for February, I find that I’ve been watching, and enjoying, many silent films of late. At this point, I probably watch 3 to 5 films on TCM a week and one of them is usually silent. Originally, a lot read more
Set Your DVR – February 2016
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jan 31, 2016
January 31, 2016 by smumcounty
Karl DaneAlthough I haven’t recommended any silent films for February, I find that I’ve been watching, and enjoying, many silent films of late. At this point, I probably watch 3 to 5 films on TCM a week and one of them is usually silent. Originally, a lot read more
Tovarich (1937)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jan 26, 2016
January 26, 2016 by smumcounty At first glance, Turner Classic Movies may seem like a godsend for classic film fanatics, and, indeed, it is, with its access to hundreds of classic films. But when you’ve gotten to a certain age and you’ve seen most of the standard classics dozens of times read more
Tovarich (1937)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jan 26, 2016
January 26, 2016 by smumcounty At first glance, Turner Classic Movies may seem like a godsend for classic film fanatics, and, indeed, it is, with its access to hundreds of classic films. But when you’ve gotten to a certain age and you’ve seen most of the standard classics dozens of times read more
Set Your DVR – January 2016
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jan 3, 2016
January 3, 2016 by smumcounty Before we get into some notable films coming to Turner Classic Movies in January, let me just comment on the latest Quentin Tarentino film. I know, Tarantino is hardly a topic for a classic film blog, with all the violence and blood, talk about pre-code! But Tarentino read more
Know Your Character Actor – Gene Lockhart
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Dec 30, 2015
December 30, 2015 by smumcounty Eugene Lockhart was born in London, Ontario on July 18th, 1891. Gene displayed an interest in performing at an early age. At the age of seven, he danced a Highland fling for the 48th Highlanders’ Regimental Band. Shortly after that, his father joined the band as a read more
Know Your Character Actor – Gene Lockhart
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Dec 30, 2015
December 30, 2015 by smumcounty Eugene Lockhart was born in London, Ontario on July 18th, 1891. Gene displayed an interest in performing at an early age. At the age of seven, he danced a Highland fling for the 48th Highlanders’ Regimental Band. Shortly after that, his father joined the band as a read more
Set Your DVR – December 2015
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Nov 29, 2015
November 29, 2015 by smumcounty In previewing a few notable films coming up in December, I have left out any standard Christmas films. Mostly because I’ve already mentioned some of them in previous SYD posts. But, so I won’t be accused of waging war on Christmas, I will note that TCM wil read more
Know Your Character Actor – Glenda Farrell
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Nov 22, 2015
November 22, 2015 by smumcounty Glenda Farrell was born on June 30, 1901 in Enid, Oklahoma. Glenda claims her mother must have been a frustrated actress because after the family moved to Wichita, Kansas, she put Glenda on the stage at the age of seven, where she appeared as Eva in a production of Un read more
Know Your Character Actor – Glenda Farrell
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Nov 22, 2015
November 22, 2015 by smumcounty Glenda Farrell was born on June 30, 1901 in Enid, Oklahoma. Glenda claims her mother must have been a frustrated actress because after the family moved to Wichita, Kansas, she put Glenda on the stage at the age of seven, where she appeared as Eva in a production of Un read more
Shanghai Express (1932)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Oct 17, 2015
October 17, 2015 by smumcounty “Grand Hotel on a train.” That’s how they referred to “Shanghai Express” when it was released in 1932 the same year as “Grand Hotel”. I can see why someone would make that facile comparison. Both films take place in a limited space and involve an array of read more
Shanghai Express (1932)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Oct 17, 2015
October 17, 2015 by smumcounty “Grand Hotel on a train.” That’s how they referred to “Shanghai Express” when it was released in 1932 the same year as “Grand Hotel”. I can see why someone would make that facile comparison. Both films take place in a limited space and involve an array of read more